Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level

Engineering and Manufacturing route · Level 3

Level: Level 3
Typical duration: 2-year course
Industry placement: At least 9 weeks with an employer
Status: Open to applications

During the 2-year programme, students will develop the core knowledge and skills that are needed for entry to a range of design and development occupations for engineering and manufacturing.

What you can do with this T Level

Roles this subject is designed to lead into, as listed by the T Levels programme site:

What you'll learn

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

Core content 4

working within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors – an understanding of how materials, conditions and context influence design processes and products
essential mathematics for engineering and manufacturing – a knowledge and understanding of mathematics including standard matrices and determinants and standard trigonometry
materials and their properties – understanding material processing techniques and their effects on materials and material quality, the condition of materials, how these are managed, and materials testing methods and techniques
business, commercial and financial awareness - basic commercial principles including commercial priorities and markets, customers/clients/partners and resource allocation

In addition to the core content, students choose a specialism:

Options to specialise 4

mechanical engineering
electrical and electronic engineering
control and instrumentation engineering
structural engineering

Entry requirements

T Levels are one of your options after you’ve finished GCSEs. Entry requirements for each course are set by the individual school or college. Check with your local T Level school or college to find out the entry requirements for the Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level.

Where you can study this

360 providers are registered to deliver T Levels for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, but the government's provider list doesn't say which specific subjects each one teaches — that's set by each provider and can change between years. To check who teaches Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing near you:

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Official sources

Source: T Level subjects (T Levels programme site, GOV.UK), checked 2026-08-30. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always check the official page before applying or enrolling — provider registrations and course availability change.